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4 Games and Dances 

for 

Elementary 
Schools 



Compiled by the School Depart- 
ment of the Public Library of 
Newark, New Jersey, with the 
cooperation of the Department 
of Physical Training, Newark 
Public Schools 



NEWARK PUBLIC LIBRARY 

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 

1922 



GAMES AND DANCES FOR THE GRADES 

Figures and letters refer to books listed on page 4, in which they are described. 



FIRST YEAR 



Active Games 

Cat and mice 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12. 
Squirrel in the trees 2, 4. 
Changing seats (lateral) 2, 5. 
Bird catcher 2, 12. 



Folk Dances 

Danish dance of greeting A, B, E. 
Shoemaker's dance A, B, C, E, H, 13. 



Active Games 

The bird catcher 2, 6. 
Twelve o'clock at night 5, 9. 
Eraser tag. 
Circle seat relay 2. 



SECOND YEAR 

Folk Dances 

Danish dance of greeting B, E. 

Kinderpolka E. 

The carousel B, E, L. 



B 

Automobile 4. 
-Overtake 2. 12. 
Bend and stretch relay 2. 
Last man 2. 
Hopping race 2 . 
Desk exercises. 



THIRD YEAR A & B 
A 



Changing seats — Forward and backward 
2,5. 

Vaulting seat relay 4, 9. 

Partner tag 2. 

Combination bend and stretch and vault- 
ing seat relays. 

Vis-a-vis 5. 

Desk exercises. 



Folk Dances 

German clap dance E, K. 

Bleking E, G, H. 

I see you A, B, E, H, K, L. 



B 

Corner spry 2. 

Telegram 

All up relay 2, 5. 

Arch ball relay 5. 

Straddle ball relay 1. 

Desk exercises. 



FOURTH YEAR A & B 
A 



Potato relay 2, 4, 11. 
Overhead bean bag relay. 
Message relay, i " 
Railroad 2. 
Corner spry 2. 
Desk exercises. 



Folk Dances 

I see you A, B, E, H, K, L. 
Ace of diamonds A, B, C, E, H. 
Trallen E. 



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FIFTH YEAR 



Games 



Blackboard relay 2. 

Initials 2. 

Book relay. 

Automobile race 2. 

Going to Jerusalem 2, 5, 6, 9, 13. 

Dodge ball 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12. 

Pass and toss relay 2. 

Club snatch 2. 

Japanese tag 1, 2, 4, 5. 

Black and white 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 12. 



Folk Dances 

Tarantella B, H. 
May pole dance B, F. 
Reap the flax B, E. 
Schottische step D. 
Highland schottische E, G, K. 
Simple aesthetic dance N. 



SIXTH YEAR 



Games 

Round ball 2. 

Desk relay 

Jump the shot 1, 2, 5. 

Cross tag 2, 3, 5. 

Flag relay for girls 9. 

Newcomb 3, 6. 

First ball. 

Volley ball 1, 2, 5. 

Pin ball 1, 4, 12. 

Dodge ball, 1, 2, 3, 4, 



Folk Dances 

Kamarinskaia B. 
Highland fling A, B, E, H. 
Reap the flax E. 
Thanksgiving dance. 
Simple aesthetic dance N. 
Highland schottische E, G. 



5, 6, 9, 11, 12. 



SEVENTH YEAR 



Games 

Last man 2. 

Corner spry 2. 

Dumb crambo 2. 

Circle bag race. 

Four around. 

Pm baU 1, 4, 12. 

Volley baU 1, 2, 5. 

Fu-st ball. 

Hang tag 1, 2, 3, 6. 

Dodge ball 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 

Jump the shot 1, 2, 5. 



12. 



Folk Dances 

Oxen dance E, H. 
Mountain march H, K. 
Irish mt E, H. 
Mazurka step D. 
Varsouvienne H, 13. 



EIGHTH YEAR 



Games 



Overtake 2. 

Circle bag relay. 

Zig-zag relay. 

Crambo 2, 6. 

Cross questions 2. 

Oat bag relay. 

Corner spry 2. 

Over the line. 

Dodge ball 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12. 

Poison snake, 2. 

Pinch-o 2. 

Corner ball 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 12. 

End ball 4, 12. 

Basket ball 6. 

Four around. 



Folk Dances 

Sailor's hornpipe H, F. 
Highland fling A, B, E, H. 
Cross-sword dance. 
Waltz step D. 
TraUen E. 
Morris Dances. 
Bacca Pipes H. 
Laudnum Bunches B, E. 



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BOOKS ''7'"S'29 455 591 7 

Games 

1. Angell. Play. Little. 

2. Bancroft. Games for Playground, Home, and School and Gymnasium. Macmillan. 

3. Chesley. Indoor and Outdoor. Gymnastic Games. American Sports Pub. Co. 

4. Clark. Physical Training for the Elementary Schools. Sanborn. 

5. Harper, comp. One Hundred and Fifty Gymnastic Games. Boston, George H. 

Ellis Co. 

6. Johnson. Education by Plays and Games. Ginn. 

7. Johnson. What to Do at Recess. Ginn. 

8. Newell. Games and Songs of American Children. Harper. 

9. Newton. Graded Games and Rhythmic Exercises for Primary Schools. Barnes. 

10. Spalding's Athletic Library. American Sports Pub. Co. 

11. Sperling. Playground Book. Barnes. 

12. Stecher. Games and Dances. Phila., J. J. McVey. 

Dances, Folk Dances, Singing Games 

A. Burchenal. Dances of the People. Schirmer. 

B. Burchenal. Folk Dances and Singing Games. Schirmer. 

C. Burchenal. Folk-dances of Denmark. Schirmer. 

D. Chalif . Text Book of Dancing. Author. 2v. 

E. Crampton. Folk Dance Book. Barnes. 

F. Crampton. Second Folk Dance Book. Barnes. 

G. Crawford. Folk Dances and Games. Barnes. 
-Hi-H^^EZiiian, Gymna.^'tic and Folk Dancing. 4v. Barnes. 

J. Hofer. Children's Singing Games, old and new. Flanagan. 

K. Hofer. Popular Folk Games and Dances. Flanagan. 

L. Xastman & Kohler. Swedish Song Games. Ginn. 

M. Moses. Rhythmic Action Plays and Dances. Milton Bradley. 

N. Rath. Aesthetic Dancing. Barnes. 

O. Van Cleve. Folk Dances for Young People. Milton Bradley. 

TEN GOOD BOOKS 

in which boys and girls may read stories of courage, heroism and physical prowess. 

Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy. Colum. 

The Book of Discovery. Synge. 

The Boy's King Arthur. Lanier. 

Captain's Courageous. Kipling. 

Joan of Arc. Monvel. 

The Jungle Book. Kipling. 

Lance of Kanana. French. 

Men of Iron. Pyle. 

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood. Pyle. 

Story of Siegfried. Baldwin. 



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